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number

Meaning of “number”

Sense 1: A count or quantity. Sense 2: To count, reckon, appoint, or include among a group.

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178 occurrences166 verses33 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 13:16

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1 Kings 18:31
And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the Lord came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 18:31 · retained source text

And Eliiah tooke twelue stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sonnes of Iacob, vnto whome the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall bee thy name.

1611 marginal noteGen. 32.28. 2.king 17.34.

1 Kings 20:25
And number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot: and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so.
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 20:25 · retained source text

And number thee an armie, like the armie that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and charet for charet: and wee will fight against them in the plaine, and surely wee shall be stronger then they. And hee hearkened vnto their voice, and did so.

1611 marginal noteHeb. that was fallen.

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